Cleves Village council adopts emergency ordinance to create cybersecurity governance

Cleves Village held a special council meeting to consider an ordinance implementing provisions related to House Bill 96 on cybersecurity and to amend the village handbook. Council members voted 5–0 to adopt Ordinance No. 8, 2026 and declared an emergency so the measure takes effect immediately.

The presiding official opened the meeting by explaining the purpose: the council needed a supermajority (five of six members) present to act on the legislation because a prior regular meeting lacked a quorum. After a short recess while awaiting an absent member, the council resumed and the presiding official summarized the ordinance as amending the village handbook to establish an information-security and cybersecurity governance program and to authorize the village administrator to adopt and maintain administrative policies, procedures, standards and directives necessary for village operations.

A council member identified in the transcript as Mrs. Kemp moved to introduce Ordinance No. 8, 2026 and to declare an emergency; the transcript does not clearly capture a full, named second for that motion. The clerk then conducted a roll-call vote. Recorded responses were: Mr. Burns — yes; Miss Angeline — yes; Miss Meyer — yes; Mr. Babel — yes; Miss Kemp — yes. The presiding official announced, "Ordinance number 8 2026 is adopted by a vote of 5 to zero."

The ordinance as read in the meeting establishes a governance program for information security and cybersecurity and explicitly authorizes the village administrator to issue implementing administrative policies and directives. The transcript records an emergency declaration attached to the ordinance, meaning the council intended the ordinance to take effect immediately under local rules.

There were no public comments on the item. After adopting the ordinance, the council moved to adjourn and recorded assent from the same five members.

The transcript contains minor inconsistencies and possible transcription errors (for example, the handbook name was transcribed as "village police and play handbook" in one line; the article uses the neutral description "village handbook" and describes the ordinance purpose as establishing an information-security and cybersecurity governance program to avoid repeating the probable transcription error). The transcript also spells one council member's name two ways: "Mr. Babel" and later as "Mr. Bagel." The roll-call responses are recorded under the spelling "Mr. Babel." Where the transcript is unclear (for example, the identity of the person who seconded the motion), this article notes the uncertainty rather than attributing the action incorrectly.

Next steps: the ordinance was adopted with an emergency clause at the special meeting; the transcript records no additional directions, referrals, or implementation deadlines.